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FBI Director Kash Patel vows to file defamation lawsuit against The AtlanticPresident Donald Trump will head to the Washington Hilton hotel this evening for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, his first time at the glitzy gala as president.
The Republican broke longstanding norms by skipping the event multiple times in his previous years as president.
Trump suffered a memorable roasting by then-President Barack Obama at the dinner in 2011, and this year’s iteration won’t feature a comedian as MC, as has been typical in past years. Instead, mentalist Oz Pearlman will host the event. Arrivals to the dinner are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Eastern time.
Trump’s return to the Correspondents’ Dinner comes as his administration continues to lock horns with the press.
Earlier this week, FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic over a bombshell exposé alleging he drinks excessively and has performed erratically in the job, cla..

A Florida lawmaker said he was “appalled” after learning that more than two dozen sloths died in an Orlando warehouse en route to a conservation attraction in the state.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 31 sloths died between December 2024 and February 2025 while being held at a warehouse facility tied to the upcoming Sloth World Orlando, which has yet to open. The deaths were detailed in a FWC incident report.
“I am appalled to hear about the 31 sloths who died under the ‘care’ of the not yet opened Sloth World in Orlando,” Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost, who represents Central Florida and Orlando, said in a social media post.
“These sloths — naturally solitary animals — were put in the worst conditions possible. They were taken from their natural habitats to a packed warehouse that wasn’t properly heated and allowed for the spread of deadly viruses, leading to a stress-induced death,” he continued, adding that his office is investigating the situation.
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The share of people facing a “food crisis” in dozens of countries around the globe has doubled across the past decade, a new report finds – with the new data coming in the wake of figures that show that foreign aid has also fallen to a ten-year low.
The annual report, co-published by aid partners including the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the EU, also notes that for the first time in its ten-year history, two territories – Sudan and Gaza – were classified as being in a state of famine last year.
“Food crisis” is defined by the integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) as when households experience “significant food consumption gaps” that result in high levels of malnutrition. The percentage of people across the world facing such crisis, or worse, was 11.3 per cent in 2016, but this has risen to to 22.9 per cent in 2025
“It’s been a decade since this report shed light on the alarming state of hunger worldwide. Unfortunately, the situation has only worsened,” said WFP e..

A 62-year-old man fell in a darkened movie theater and later died in an incident his family has described as “avoidable,” according to a report.
Jack T. Smerecky, from Crystal Lake, Illinois, fell on November 25, 2025, at a Classic Cinemas theater in Woodstock. In a lawsuit obtained by Fox 32 Chicago, the family has accused the theater’s owners of negligence.
Smerecky’s son, Jack R. Smerecky, told the outlet that it was not uncommon for his father to venture out to the theater alone. Days before Thanksgiving, he had done just that but fell asleep during the movie. When he woke up, he was alone in the auditorium, and the credits had already rolled, according to the family’s attorney, Kevin Justen. The theater was also pitch black, with even the lighting along the stairs being switched off.
“The normal lighting that everyone experiences when they're exiting a theater was gone,” Justen said, adding that Smerecky tried to call for help but his cellphone would not work.
As he tried to ..

Cricket, the world's second most-watched sport, is set to make its Olympic return in 2028, 126 years after its last appearance.
This significant comeback is being heralded by the commencement of construction for a new 10,000-plus capacity cricket stadium in Pomona, eastern Los Angeles County.
This premier venue, designed to host both men's and women's matches, is located within the Fairplex fairgrounds.
It will serve as the home of the Los Angeles Knight Riders, a Major League Cricket team owned by Mumbai-based Knight Riders Sports, a company co-led by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
The groundbreaking ceremony included a 'bhumi pujan', a Hindu ritual traditionally performed to seek divine blessings and forgiveness before disturbing the earth for construction.
Cricket already holds significant cultural sway within US diaspora communities, particularly those from South Asia, where it is followed with fervent dedication.
For American fans, coaches, and pl..